thermos
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In the 1960s and 1970s, he would be up before the sun to pack a thermos of coffee and a camp lunch in one saddle bag and an acrid, tar-like screwworm killer in the other.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
You could drop off breakfast in the form of convenience-store pastries and a thermos of hot coffee to share.
From Salon ● Jan. 19, 2026
At regular intervals, he poured himself a cup of steaming hot chai from his thermos.
From Slate ● Jan. 3, 2026
While its internet popularity may be fairly recent, Stanley has long been known for its green thermos.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 12, 2024
He filled his thermos from a water fountain, drank it all down, and filled it again.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
They brought books, knitting, thermoses of coffee or something more muscular.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026
The thermoses “were a workhorse for the workers,” Boyer said.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 12, 2024
If we’re dealing in clichés, these thermoses belong in the lunchbox of a guy taking a break from the assembly line or in the hands of a construction worker.
From Salon ● Jan. 11, 2024
It was a cool fall morning and families sat on blankets or newspapers in the grass, passing around thermoses of tea.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2022
Barbara Powers packed her husband a bag with thermoses of coffee and soup, six sandwiches, pickles, and cookies.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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